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The present study examined the anti-inflammatory effect of a sweetfish-derived protein and its hydrolysates on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cells. Hydrolysates of the sweetfish-derived protein were obtained on enzymatic hydrolysis by pepsin, trypsin, and α-chymotrypsin. The anti-inflammatory activity was determined based on the production of nitric oxide (NO), inflammatory cytokine [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), mRNA expression levels of inflammation mediated proteins, and the inhibition of nuclear factor (NF)-κB. The fish protein and its enzymatic hydrolysates were not found to exert a cytotoxic effect on RAW264.7 macrophage cells; they inhibited the production of NO and cytokines in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. In particular, hydrolysates prepared by trypsin and α-chymotrypsin remarkably decreased the production of NO, cytokines, and PGE2. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis demonstrated that the decrease in NO and cytokine production was related to the inhibition of the mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cytokine (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) genes. Moreover, a reporter gene assay showed that the hydrolysates inhibited NF-κB nuclear translocation, and this inhibition was re-confirmed through inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. The results suggested that the sweetfish-derived protein hydrolysates obtained using trypsin and α-chymotrypsin can be used as anti-inflammatory agents.
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This research was co-supported by the National Research Foundation in the Nuclear Research & Development Program, and by the Basic Research Support Program of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.
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Sung, NY., Jung, PM., Yoon, M. et al. Anti-inflammatory effect of sweetfish-derived protein and its enzymatic hydrolysate on LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells via inhibition of NF-κB transcription. Fish Sci 78, 381–390 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-011-0461-5
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